ST. PAUL, Minn. – Due to weather, Concordia-St. Paul baseball's (11-13, 7-4 NSIC) road series against the St. Cloud State Huskies (15-10, 7-3 NSIC) has been moved to Sioux City, Iowa on Friday and Wayne, Nebraska on Saturday.
First pitch for Friday's doubleheader is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. with game two shortly afterward at Bishop Mueller Field on the campus of Briar Cliff University. Action will conclude on Saturday with the final game of the series at 1:30 p.m. at Wayne Ball Park.
The non-conference game against St. Olaf that was scheduled to be played on Monday has been postponed to April 27th at 3:00 p.m. at Mark Almli Field in Northfield, Minnesota.
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LAST TIME OUT
The Golden Bears bounced back last Sunday and Monday as they claimed a series victory over the Minot State Beavers, 2-1, at the Woodside Sports Complex in Mauston, Wisconsin.
In Sunday's doubleheader, Concordia kicked off the series with a strong showing in game one as they used a six run third inning followed by a home run in the fifth from
Mason Nadolney to power past the Beavers.
However, Concordia struggled to find the momentum that they had in game one as they dropped game two of the doubleheader 3-0.
CSP responded with a 9-4 win over the Beavers on Monday afternoon to claim their third conference series of the season. A solo home run from
Nick Thimsen put the Golden Bears on the board in the first, while they added five runs in the seventh and three runs in the eighth.
As a team, the Golden Bears slashed .256/.359/.384 with 22 hits, 16 runs, 12 RBIs and 12 walks during the three game series. Six of CSP's hits went for extra bases as they had a pair of home runs, a triple and three doubles.
Thimsen shined for the Golden Bears against Minot State. The junior outfielder slashed .364/.417/.818 after going 4-11 at the plate with a home run and a triple, while also driving in and scoring three runs.
Kal Brohmer was also efficient at the plate with the best batting average on the team of .444 after going 4-9 with three RBIs and two runs scored. The sophomore also walked three times and successfully stole a base.
A total of five pitchers saw the field for Concordia. They combined for an earned run average of 2.88 in 25.0 innings while holding the Beavers to a batting average of .283.
Christian Morel (2-3) picked up his second winning performance of the season for the Golden Bears in the series finale. The junior right-hander provided seven innings of shutout ball with three strikeouts.
Korey Dahlberg (3-3) started on the bump for CSP in game one. The sophomore finished with four strikeouts in 6.0 innings pitched. He allowed eight hits, two earned runs and a walk in the winning effort.
Despite the loss in game two,
Jonah Lewis (1-3) had a strong showing on the mound for CSP. The junior pitched 6.0 innings with five strikeouts while allowing only two runs and a pair of walks.
Matt Sherman and
Eric Lundell made appearances from the bullpen. Sherman provided 3.0 innings with a strikeout, allowing one run and zero walks. Lundell pitched 1.2 innings, allowing a hit and a run in his two relief appearances.
SERIES HISTORY AGAINST SCSU
The Golden Bears and Huskies have met 56 times since March 8, 2014, with the Huskies' holding an all-time advantage of 39-16-1. CSP claimed the first game between the two schools with a 6-3 victory in Florida and their largest margin of victory came in 2005 with a 21-2 victory in St. Cloud. However, the Huskies have claimed the last four matchup, three of the four wins by via run rule. The Golden Bears have scored 243 runs with an average of 4.34 a game.
ABOUT THE HUSKIES
St. Cloud State posted a 37-13 (28-5 NSIC) record in the 2022 campaign and was picked to finish third in the NSIC Preseason Coaches' Poll with 174 points that included two first place votes.
The Huskies hold a record of 15-10 (7-3 NSIC) this season. SCSU is coming off a 2-1 series win on the road over the Winona State Warriors last Sunday and Monday in Winona.
Seven of the Huskies' losses have come by three runs or less. Their largest loss of the season came against Nova Southeastern (Fla.) by seven runs, while their largest margin of victory was 17 runs in the season opener against Southwest Baptist (Mo.).
The player to watch for the Huskies' is John Nett. The junior outfielder has slashed .449/.530/.684 with 44 hits that included 12 doubles, three home runs and a triple. He has also scored 33 times and driven in 24 runners.
The pitcher to watch for SCSU is right-handed pitcher Sam Riola (2-1). The redshirt senior has posted an earned run average of 3.19 in 37.0 innings pitched with 37 strikeouts and 10 walks. He has allowed 30 hits and 11 runs this season.
